Health Care

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler announced her support today for legislation that would provide immediate relief to those Klickitat County residents who will lose health insurance coverage in 2018.
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Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives delayed a vote on its plan to replace Obamacare. This was the right move. While Southwest Washington residents deserve better health care options at prices they can afford from doctors and providers they like, this particular replacement plan — the American Health Care Act — needed more work to achieve those goals.
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I remain steadfast in my commitment to repeal and replace Obamacare with health care solutions that better serve all residents of Southwest Washington. But we can do better than the current House replacement plan, and I cannot support it in its current form.
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Today, Jaime Herrera Beutler’s effort to protect 400,000 Washingtonians’ small business-provided health plans via amendment to The Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R. 1101), was unanimously approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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We all know it’s not acceptable. In some instances, it’s unimaginable. So how is it possible that in many parts of our state, the largest provider of mental-health services is the county jail?
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